By David Alpert (Executive Director) • November 8, 2019
Homeowners may be able to put solar panels on the fronts of their roofs in historic districts, under new sustainability guidelines released by DC’s Historic Preservation Office Friday. HPO may still push homeowners to adjust colors, appearance, and so forth of their panels, but won’t outright prohibit them.
Augsburg is the first German city to charge a flat rate for transit and other modes. Democrats don’t want to talk about how destructive cars are. Quito, Ecuador gets a new subway line—and it’s an engineering marvel.
By D. Taylor Reich (Contributor) • November 8, 2019
I am not a woman or a man. I am an Arlingtonian. In the 21st Century, gender is social limitation. Biological differences between sexes are irrelevant in the age of AC, GPS, and iPads for middle-schoolers. ‘Gender roles,’ we often say, are archaic and obsolete. Gender limits women’s salaries to four-fifths of men’s, and limits men to emotionally-stunted friendships and a suicide rate three times higher than women’s.
By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • November 8, 2019
A Northern Virginia bus operator union and supporters gathered in front of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) headquarters Wednesday, chanting slogans like “we move this city,” as part of an ongoing strike for better wages and safer buses.
A strike against a contractor in charge of a Metrobus garage in Lorton has disrupted 15 Metrobus lines in Northern Virginia, and forced the commuters who rely on them to find longer and more expensive alternatives. (Justin George / Post)
A new study from the University of Virginia found that children who are raised in dense, walkable neighborhoods are more likely to find economic success later in life and out-earn their parents. The report partly attributes this to the sense of community that children in these areas develop. (Jane Kelly / UVA Today)
A 37-year-old man was killed by a driver in Fairfax County. The crash happened on Friday when Fesha Girma, of Burke, was crossing Burke Center Parkway at Pond Spice Lane, according to authorities. Girma died Sunday from his injuries. (Martin Weil / Post. Tip: Chester B.)
Metro is reportedly losing $40 million a year due to fare evasions. Fare evasion was decriminalized in the District earlier this year but remains illegal in Maryland and Virginia. Opponents of criminalizing fare evasion have argued that fare evasion enforcement disproportionately impacts black people. (WJLA)
New housing targets adopted by the Montgomery County Council last week will allow the construction of 41,000 new homes in the county. It marks the second jurisdiction in the region after the District to pledge to boost housing production. (Alex Koma / WBJ)
A water main break on Glebe Road and Chain Bridge on Friday caused a boil water advisory for parts of Arlington and Northwest DC that was not lifted until Sunday morning. A section of Glebe Road affected by the break also reopened on Sunday. (Kelsey Proud / DCist)
DC At-Large Councilmember David Grosso has endorsed his former staffer Christina Hendricks in her bid to succeed him on the DC Council. Grosso was elected to two terms on the council and opted not to run for a third. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
